D3drm GoT/Spartan problems

Redpossum · Post by **Redpossum** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:51 pm

Pfft, you did not get screwed. Slitherine has never screwed anybody, in fact they bend over backwards to help.

If you are having problems finding the game install directory, just r-click the shortcut on your desktop. On the resulting pop-up menu, check at top to make sure you are the "shortcut" tab, and then look at the "Start In" window to see exactly what directory your game is installed in.

Download the Vista fix file, unzip it and dump it in the game directory as determined above, and you are good to go.

It's worked for dozens, perhaps hundreds, of other people. There's no reason it can't work for you, too. Just take a deep breath and "cowboy up"

I know these things can be hella frustrating. I have vented in these forums a little once or twice myself (cough cough), but in the end, you can fix it yourself with a little patience and perseverance!

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:14 am

Sadly it's one of the problems of PC's they are all different and so you end up with odd issues like this. Consoles make this type of thing a non issue, but they have their own issues

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:52 am

I have downloaded the zipped file but am not sure how to unzip it and place it in the game file.

Unfortunately I am not the most computer savvy person on the planet.

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:08 pm

To unzip the file first open it by double clicking on it. Then drag the dll file in the zip to the directory you installed the game to (Probably Program Files\Slitherine\Spartan or Troy). Thats all you need to do.

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:58 am

still getting the following error when I try to start the game.

cannot find import;DLL may be missing, corrupt, or wrong version
File "d3drm.dll",error 126

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:32 am

This means the file is not in the correct place. Please make sure it is in the same dir as the spartan.exe. If it is there, it will not show this error. Oh the joys of Vista....

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:00 pm

Does this go for Troy also?

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:10 pm

Yes, place it with the Troy.exe.

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:17 am

I have tried to do that and it seems to not be working. I am going to try and delete everything and download the program again. Hopefully something will work but if not I will be back unfortunately.

Frustration!!!!!!!

The download went fine but during installations I received 6 error messages.

1. C:\Program files\Slitherine\Gate of Troy\data\movies\intro1.bik doesnt match the file in setups .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup maybe corrupted; contact the software vendor.

2. C:\Program files\Slitherine\Gate of Troy\data\movies\spartan.bik doesnt match the file in setups .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup maybe corrupted; contact the software vendor.

3. C:\Program files\Slitherine\Gate of Troy\data\battle\units\25.3pk doesnt match the file in setups .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup maybe corrupted; contact the software vendor.

4. C:\Program files\Slitherine\Gate of Troy\data\battle\walls\default\castle-wall-left.tga doesnt match the file in setups .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup maybe corrupted; contact the software vendor.

5. C:\Program files\Slitherine\Gate of Troy\directX81\directX.cab doesnt match the file in setups .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup maybe corrupted; contact the software vendor.

6. C:\Program files\Slitherine\Gate of Troy\directX\DXNT.cab doesnt match the file in setups .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup maybe corrupted; contact the software vendor.

On all 6 errors I was given the option of ABORT/RETRY/IGNORE. I chose ignore.

When I attempted to run the program i was given the following error

1. cannot find import; DLL maybe missing, corrupt, or wrong version file "d3drm.dll", error 126

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:54 pm

These problems mean your installer is corrupted. You'll need to download it again I'm afraid.

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:58 pm

You mean download the game again?

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:49 am

Yes, your download is corrupted. Those error messages you clicked ignore on are serious errors in the file that the game cannot recover from.

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:34 pm

This is getting frustrating. I deleted everything and downloaded the game again. Still getting the same error's.

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:41 pm

I'm not sure what to suggest - something is corrupt on your machine. Maybe try running a disk check program to ensure everything is ok? Until you can get an uncorrupted version of the installer on to the PC there is not really much we can do to help.

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:53 pm

Disk check program? How do I find one that I can run? I just installed LEGION from disc and did not experience any issue at all.

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:44 am

There are some accessories with windows like disk defragmenter but you may need to go and search for one on the internet. Look for something that checks for bad/corrupt disks.

Just to check again
* You unsinstalled Spartan
* You deleted the installer
* You downloaded the installer again

Can I just check the link you used to download it and if you used any download tools to help?

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:18 am

I did all three steps. How do I show you the link I used to download the game?

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:51 pm

Just copy and paste the link here.

texfull · Post by **texfull** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:58 pm

https://www.findmyorder.com/servlet/Con ... 3946127114

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:26 pm

Have you tried downloading the file using a Download Manager? That might help prevent the corruption (although the installer should check itself anyway when it runs).

Do you have access to another machine, where you could try running the downloaded file? If you download on your machine, then copy to the other and it works, then it would point to a problem on your machine, rather than with the downloading.

Cheers

Pip